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2025 DAILYLAW 46309 (AP)

K JAYAPRAKASH v. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

WP/23752/2024 · 2025-02-11

Subba Reddy Satti

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A ' ^u IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATIV (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY - TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE ' V,./ >:>*'t’ H ■' <fWi \o V fA’/* Y' ■ > /I <?» PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI f. WRIT PETITION NO: 23752 OF 2024 Between: K Jayaprakash, S/o Venkata ratnam, Age 61 years, Working as a Tahsildar, Anathagiri mandal Alluri Sitharamaraju District, Paderu ...Petitioner AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Represented by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, A.P. Govt. Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi. 2. The Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, (CCLA), Andhra Pradesh, Mangalagiri, Guntur District. 3. The District Collector, Alluri Sitharamaraju District, Paderu. 4. The District Collector, Visakhapatnam District, Visakhapatnam. 5. The District Collector, Anakapalle District, Anakapalle. ...Respondents Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS to declare the impugned action of the Respondents in not transferring the Petitioner from Agency ITDA area of 3rd Respondent District to 4th and 5th Respondents District Plain though the Petitioner competed 13 years of service at agency area and 61 years of age and not considered the Petitioners mandatory request and not adhering the transfer guidelines issued under General Transfers Policy which is highly illegal, arbitrary, unjust and the same is contrary to General Transfers Policy vide GO Ms No J,5 of Finance (HR.I-PLG. and Policy) areas V,'- Department Dated 17.8.2024 , Justice besides violation of Article 4 and also violative of Principles of Natural 14,16 and 21 of Constitution of India consequently direct the Respondents direct the Respondents to forthwith consider the Petitioner and mandatory request for transfer from agency area to plain areas as per General Transfers policy and to pass lA NO: 1 OF 2094 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the Respondents to forthwith mandatory request for transfer from General Transfers policy, pending disposal of the above Counsel for the Petitioner; SRI S SRINIVASA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR SERVICES -1 The Court made the following order: consider the Petitioner agency area to plain areas as per writ petition. APHC010458252024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) SES [3331] WEDNESDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 23752/2024 Between: 1.K JAYAPRAKASH, S/0 VENKATA RATNAM, AGE 61 YEARS, ALLURI WORKING AS A TAHSILDAR, ANATHAGIRI MANDAL SITHARAMARAJU DISTRICT, PADERU ...PETITIONER AND 1.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, AP GOVT SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI. 2.THE CHIEF COMMISSIONEROF LAND ADMINISTRATION, (CCLA) ANDHRA PRADESH, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3.THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ALLURI SITHARAMARAJU DISTRICT PADERU. 4.THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT, VISAKHAPATNAM. 5.THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ANAKAPALLE DISTRICT, ANAKAPALLE. ...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS to declare the impugned action of the Respondents in not transferring the Petitioner from Agency ITDA area of 3rd Respondent District to 4th and 5th Respondents District Plain areas though the Petitioner competed 13 years of service at agency area and 61 years of age and not considered the Petitioners mandatory request and not adhering the transfer guidelines issued under General Transfers Policy which is highly illegal, arbitrary, unjust and the same is contrary to General Transfers Policy vide GO Ms No 75 of Finance (HR.I-PLG. and Policy) Department .,'•17.8.2024 and also violative of Principles of Natural Justice besides violation of Article 4 14,16 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondents direct the Respondents to forthwith consider the Petitioner mandatory request for transfer from agency area to plain areas as per General Transfers policy and to pass lA NO: 1 OF 2024 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased may be pleased to direct the Respondents to forthwith consider the Petitioner mandatory request for transfer from agency area to plain areas as per General Transfers policy, pending disposal of the above writ petition and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.S SRINIVASA RAO Counsel for the Respondent{S): 1.GP FOR SERVICES I The Court made the following: Dated :: ORDER:: In pursuance of letter dated 11.02.2025 addressed to the Registrar (Judicial), learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the present writ petition. Permission is accorded. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No order as to costs. Miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, in this case, shall stand closed. Sd/- M PRABHAKAR RAO ASSISTANT I^ISTRAR sectIon officer //TRUE COPY// To, 1. One CC to Sri S Srinivasa Rao, Advocate [OPUC] 2. Two CCs to GP for Services -1 3. Two CD Copies High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] RAM HIGH COURT DATED:12/02/2025 ORDER WP.No.23752 of 2024 X 21| JUN 2025 I ^ Cutreni seciion ^ SfSPKfC'^^ DISMISSING THE WP AS WITHDRAWN WITHOUT COSTS